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Employer firms in Rockwall County

Employer firms in Rockwall County was 2,448 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.5% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,448
Change on 2022+4.5%
Rank35th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high2,4482023
Series low2551978

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Employer firms in Rockwall County, 1978 to 2023

05001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 255 count1979: 269 count1980: 320 count1981: 332 count1982: 339 count1983: 376 count1984: 428 count1985: 475 count1986: 499 count1987: 520 count1988: 524 count1989: 517 count1990: 569 count1991: 615 count1992: 648 count1993: 689 count1994: 747 count1995: 761 count1996: 801 count1997: 846 count1998: 868 count1999: 906 count2000: 969 count2001: 996 count2002: 1,064 count2003: 1,085 count2004: 1,161 count2005: 1,217 count2006: 1,298 count2007: 1,356 count2008: 1,403 count2009: 1,444 count2010: 1,437 count2011: 1,497 count2012: 1,543 count2013: 1,599 count2014: 1,658 count2015: 1,704 count2016: 1,795 count2017: 1,881 count2018: 1,966 count2019: 2,040 count2020: 2,123 count2021: 2,213 count2022: 2,342 count2023: 2,448 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20232,448
20222,342
20212,213
20202,123
20192,040
20181,966
20171,881
20161,795
20151,704
20141,658
20131,599
20121,543
20111,497
20101,437
20091,444
20081,403
20071,356
20061,298
20051,217
20041,161
20031,085
20021,064
2001996
2000969
1999906
1998868
1997846
1996801
1995761
1994747
1993689
1992648
1991615
1990569
1989517
1988524
1987520
1986499
1985475
1984428
1983376
1982339
1981332
1980320
1979269
1978255

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Rockwall County2,448
Texas448,396
United States5,593,727

Rankings

Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Rockwall County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Rockwall County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/rockwall-county-texas. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Rockwall County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/rockwall-county-texas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Rockwall County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/rockwall-county-texas (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Rockwall County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/rockwall-county-texas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the employer firms in Rockwall County?

Employer firms in Rockwall County was 2,448 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.5% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Rockwall County?

2,448 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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